1856 North Carolina gubernatorial election

1856 North Carolina gubernatorial election
August 7, 1856
 
Nominee Thomas Bragg John Adams Gilmer
Party Democratic Know Nothing
Popular vote 57,698 44,970
Percentage 56.20% 43.80%
County results
Bragg:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gilmer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
     No vote
Governor before election

Thomas Bragg
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Bragg
Democratic

The 1856 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on August 7, 1856, in order to elect the governor of North Carolina. Incumbent Democratic governor Thomas Bragg won re-election against Know Nothing nominee and former member of the North Carolina Senate John Adams Gilmer.

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